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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▲ | rawsource |
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25763 | Pelea sp. 2785 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 15 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Young shoots or buds used for children with general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 15 |
9162 | Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small 866 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 84 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Young roots fed to sick baby whose mother's milk was failing. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 84 |
26144 | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. 2837 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 329 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Whole plant used for chronically ill babies. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 329 |
28939 | Polygonum hydropiper L. 3066 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 314 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Whole plant used for children with swollen stomachs. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 314 |
6060 | Asarum caudatum Lindl. 422 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 508 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Whole plant or stems put in infant's bed to quiet baby and for illness. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 508 |
13619 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird 1450 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 45 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | White galls from plants hung around babies' necks to stop dribbling. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 45 |
23689 | Nepeta cataria L. 2574 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 25 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Weak infusion of plant given to children as a tonic. | Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 25 |
3731 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 340 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Weak decoction of root given only to infants for colds. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340 |
26749 | Physaria didymocarpa (Hook.) Gray 2924 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 77 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Weak decoction of leaf used on newborn's umbilical. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 77 |
8414 | Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. 774 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 29 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Warmed galls applied to make infant's navel recede. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29 |
38762 | Spiranthes lucida (H.H. Eat.) Ames 3800 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 42 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Warm infusion used as a wash for infants 'to insure fast, healthy growth.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42 |
44516 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 97 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Warm ear of corn rubbed with foot for child's glandular swelling in neck. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 97 |
11474 | Croton californicus Muell.-Arg. 1142 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 56 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Warm decoction of mashed stems and leaves placed in the child's ear for earaches. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 56 |
32108 | Quercus gambelii var. gambelii 3264 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 64 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Velvet pubescence rubbed on babies' tongues to remove milk coating. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 64 |
21517 | Lycopodium sp. 2326 | Algonquin, Quebec 7 | b80 67 | 120 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used to make a medicinal tea for children with bladder trouble. | Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 120 |
22591 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 171 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used for crying babies. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171 |
17557 | Hylotelephium telephium ssp. telephium 1939 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 343 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used for crying babies or bruises. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 343 |
14773 | Foeniculum vulgare P. Mill. 1619 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 33 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used for colic and given to children for flatulent colic. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
39239 | Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt. 3880 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 278 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used for children with worms. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 278 |
42753 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used by children for teething. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
22590 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used by children for maladies. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
40694 | Trillium erectum L. 4019 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 155 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used by children for maladies. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
17490 | Hydrangea arborescens L. 1926 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used as an antiemetic and cold infusion of bark used as antiemetic for children. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
13405 | Equisetum hyemale L. 1422 | Sanpoil 225 | r32 44 | 218 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used as a drinking tube for medicine and used for giving medicine to infants. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 218 |
25390 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 204 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Used as a 'universal remedy for children and adults.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 204 |
30748 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 35 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Unripened fruits eaten by children for diarrhea. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 35 |
17909 | Ipomoea sp. 1994 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 35 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Tubers used to strengthen children. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 35 |
17908 | Ipomoea sp. 1994 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 35 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Tubers cooked with taro leaves and nuts and used as a laxative for children and adults. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 35 |
2055 | Allium canadense L. 138 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Tincture used to prevent worms and colic in children and used as a croup remedy. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
2219 | Allium sativum L. 157 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Tincture used to prevent worms and colic in children and used as a croup remedy. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
2314 | Allium vineale L. 166 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 35 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Tincture used to prevent worms and colic in children and used as a croup remedy. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35 |
30808 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 49, 50 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Sweetened infusion of inner bark given to children for diarrhea. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 49, 50 |
2278 | Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker-Gawl. 161 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 340 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Sweetened decoction of root taken, especially by children, for colds. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340 |
4108 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Choctaw 39 | c51 138 | 287 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Sweetened decoction of root given to children for 'gripes, colic, etc.' | Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287 |
14566 | Eupatorium purpureum L. 1582 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 364 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Strong solution of root used as strengthening wash for infants. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 364 |
25294 | Packera fendleri (Gray) W.A. Weber & A. L”ve 2727 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 53 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Strong decoction used for 'birth injury.' | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 53 |
5117 | Artemisia dracunculus L. 395 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 362 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Strong decoction of root used as a strengthening bath for children. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
12965 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 85 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Strong decoction of bark and grease used as a salve for children with frostbite. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 85 |
13540 | Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde 1431 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 29 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Stem rubbed on child's teeth to keep them from gritting their teeth. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 29 |
5327 | Artemisia furcata var. heterophylla (Bess.) Hult‚n 398 | Paiute 183 | m90 111 | 40 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Steeped leaves put next to a baby's skin for fever. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 40 |
30789 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 359 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Stalk used for prenatal care. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 359 |
33528 | Ribes hudsonianum Richards. 3371 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 509 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Sprigs placed in baby's carrier to quiet child. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 509 |
22099 | Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum 2381 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 230231 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Smudge used 'to hush a crying child.' | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 230231 |
2929 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 34 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Smashed fruits used to improve loss of appetite in children. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 34 |
17165 | Hibiscus tiliaceus L. 1885 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 39 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Slimy substance from bark or the flower bases used as a laxative for adults and children. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 39 |
12523 | Digitaria setigera Roth ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes 1302 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 55 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Shoots chewed by mothers and given to infants for run down condition. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 55 |
40417 | Touchardia latifolia Gaud. 3967 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 71 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Shoots chewed and given to infants for bodily ailments or weaknesses. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 71 |
6405 | Asplenium nidus L. 453 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 22 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Shoots & other plants pounded, squeezed & resulting liquid used for children with mouth sores. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 22 |
6404 | Asplenium nidus L. 453 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 22 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Shoots & other plants pounded, squeezed & resulting liquid given to children for general weakness. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 22 |
15337 | Freycinetia arborea Gaud. 1665 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 22 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Shoots & other plants pounded, squeezed & resulting juice given to children with general debility. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 22 |
10437 | Coix lacryma-jobi L. 1042 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 41 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Seeds strung around baby's neck for teething. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41 |
21288 | Ludwigia bonariensis (M. Micheli) Hara 2280 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 48 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Seeds or root pulp used by children on small cuts or scratches. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 48 |
28323 | Pipturus sp. 2986 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 71 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Seeds eaten by infants for general debility of the body. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 71 |
10059 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 61 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Seeds chewed for bedwetting. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61 |
17159 | Hibiscus sp. 1884 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 40 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Seeds chewed and swallowed by children with general weakness of the body. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 40 |
8254 | Carum carvi L. 761 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 34 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Seed given to a crying child to quiet him or her. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 34 |
26900 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 48 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Rotten, dried, finely powdered wood used as baby powder and for skin rashes. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48 |
26899 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 48 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Rotten wood used in baby dusting powder. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 48 |
34269 | Rosa woodsii var. woodsii 3436 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 42 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Rose petals soaked in water and the liquid given to newborn babies before the mother's milk. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 42 |
42752 | Verbascum thapsus L. 4106 | Abnaki 1 | r47 84 | 171 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots used to make a necklace worn by teething babies. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171 |
20584 | Lithospermum incisum Lehm. 2216 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 71 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots used for soreness at the attachment of the umbilical cord. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 71 |
22696 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 40 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots used for prenatal snake infection. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 40 |
15454 | Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt. 1679 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 253 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots used for baby sickness caused by adultery: appetite loss, fever, headache and diarrhea. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 253 |
10680 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 74 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots used especially for pain of teething babies. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 74 |
38246 | Solanum carolinense L. 3716 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 46 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots strung around baby's neck for teething. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 46 |
33740 | Ribes sp. 3396 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 382 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots scraped on sandstone and rubbed on sores or around the mouths of children. | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 382 |
17059 | Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. 1868 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 138 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots mixed with puffball spores and used as a salve for diaper rash. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 138 |
30371 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 290 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots held in the mouth by children with canker sores. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 290 |
3553 | Angelica sp. 267 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 657 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots given to children as a vermifuge. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
30370 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 290 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots applied to the nipples of a mother to induce her infant to nurse. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 290 |
30369 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 386 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots applied to nipples of mother to induce the infant to nurse. | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 386 |
15453 | Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt. 1679 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 255 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Roots and mother's milk or canned milk used for baby's sickness: refusal to suckle. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 255 |
10664 | Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. 1072 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 48 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root yielded astringent mouth wash for sore throat and teething babies. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 48 |
7538 | Brickellia brachyphylla (Gray) Gray 624 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 49 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root used with 'lizard figurine' for prenatal 'lizard infection.' | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 49 |
33930 | Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi (Schwein.) W.H. Lewis 3418 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 275 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root used to make a drink given to children for diarrhea. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275 |
40771 | Triosteum perfoliatum L. 4027 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 207208 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root used on a newborn infant with a sore head. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 207208 |
38686 | Sphaeralcea sp. 3781 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 34, 85 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root used for babies with bowel troubles. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 85 |
17547 | Hydrophyllum virginianum L. 1936 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 371 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root used by men, women or children to 'keep flux in check.' | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 371 |
1209 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 171 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root tied to child's dress or blanket to keep away the night spirits. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 171 |
20218 | Ligusticum canbyi (Coult. & Rose) Coult. & Rose 2177 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 64 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root tied in a cheesecloth and kept near a baby's face to prevent a cold. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 64 |
22457 | Matelea biflora (Raf.) Woods. 2420 | Comanche 48 | j68 143 | 9 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root paste used for diphtheria and other throat closing ailments in children. | Jones, David E., 1968, Comanche Plant Medicine, Papers in Anthropology 9:1-13, page 9 |
22464 | Matelea cynanchoides (Engelm.) Woods. 2421 | Comanche 48 | j68 143 | 9 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root paste used for diphtheria and other throat closing ailments in children. | Jones, David E., 1968, Comanche Plant Medicine, Papers in Anthropology 9:1-13, page 9 |
42715 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 273 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root hung around child's neck to ward off disease-causing spirits. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 273 |
6460 | Astragalus canadensis L. 466 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 71 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root boiled and the steam used to bathe a child's aching chest. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 71 |
21325 | Lupinus littoralis Dougl. 2293 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 284 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root ash rubbed into a newborn baby's cradle to make infant sleep well. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 284 |
33739 | Ribes sp. 3396 | Kwakiutl 121 | b66 148 | 382 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Root 'rubbed on sores or around the mouths of children.' | Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 382 |
13306 | Equisetum arvense L. 1421 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 261 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Raw stems chewed by teething babies. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 261 |
32256 | Quercus lobata N‚e 3272 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 172 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Pulverized, outer bark dusted on running sores and particularly used for babies with umbilicus. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172 |
32590 | Quercus wislizeni A. DC. 3295 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 172 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Pulverized, outer bark dusted on running sores and particularly used for babies with umbilicus. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172 |
6383 | Asclepias viridiflora Raf. 449 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 34 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Pulverized roots given to children with diarrhea. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 34 |
21626 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 271 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Pulverized root rubbed into a child's head to make his hair grow. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 271 |
23423 | Monotropa uniflora L. 2521 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 40 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Pulverized root given to children for fits, epilepsy and convulsions. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
23073 | Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM. 2490 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 78 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Pulverized dried root applied to babies for sore mouth. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 78 |
28214 | Pinus strobus L. 2977 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 265 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Powdered wood used on chafed babies, sores and improperly healed navels. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 265 |
27761 | Pinus lambertiana Dougl. 2964 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 50 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Powdered sap and milk used as drops for sore eyes and gives infants good eyes. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 50 |
25259 | Oxytropis sp. 2723 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 179 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Powdered roots taken by women when milk does not agree with the child. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 179 |
13946 | Eriogonum alatum Torr. 1494 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 23 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Powdered root mixed with tallow and used as ointment for infant's sore navel. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 23 |
19791 | Ledum groenlandicum Oeder 2125 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 42 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Powdered leaves applied directly to a baby's skin for rashes in the skin folds. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42 |
7990 | Capsicum annuum var. annuum 725 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 42 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Powdered chili pepper rubbed on breast to wean nursing child. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 42 |
36265 | Salix sp. 3551 | Paiute 183 | tha41 12 | 133-136 | Drug 2 | Pediatric Aid 42 | Powder of dried, stem bark applied to infant's navel. | Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 133-136 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );